Verse 16

And the children{H1121} of the captivity{H1473} did so.{H6213} And Ezra{H5830} the priest,{H3548} [with] certain{H582} heads{H7218} of fathers'{H1} [houses],{H1004} after their fathers'{H1} houses, and all of them by their names,{H8034} were set apart;{H914} and they sat down{H3427} in the first{H259} day{H3117} of the tenth{H6224} month{H2320} to examine{H1875} the matter.{H1697}

Referenced Verses

• Deut 13:14 : 14 then shall you inquire,{H1875} and make search,{H2713} and ask{H7592} diligently;{H3190} and, behold, if it be truth,{H571} and the thing{H1697} certain,{H3559} that such{H2063} abomination{H8441} is worked{H6213} in the middle{H7130} of you,
• Job 29:16 : 16 I was a father{H1} to the needy:{H34} And the cause{H7379} of him that I knew{H3045} not I searched out.{H2713}
• John 7:51 : 51 Doth our{G2257} law{G3551} judge{G2919} a man,{G3361} except{G4386} it first{G3844} hear{G191} from himself{G846} and{G2532} know{G1097} what{G5101} he doeth?{G4160}